Comparison between cartilage and bone

Cartilage	Bone
1.           It is semi-rigid and flexible	It is rigid and strong
2.           The matrix lacks blood vessels (non-vascular)	The matrix has blood vessels (vascular)
3.           Non-calcified matrix	Calcified matrix
4.           The matrix protein is chondrin	The matrix protein is ossein
5.           Each lacuna in the matrix has 2 or 3 cartilage cells (chondrocytes)	Each lacuna in the matrix has a single bone cell (osteocyte)
6.           The matrix is not arranged in lamellae	The matrix is arranged in lamellae
7.           Haversian systems, canaliculi and Volkman’s canals are absent	Present
8.           Growth is unidirectional	Growth is bidirectional

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